# ceba
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin cēpa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈsɛ.βə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈsə.bə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈse.ba]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Noun

ceba f (plural cebes)
* onion
* bulb
* obsession, mania

#### Derived terms

* ceba de Figueres
* ceballaire
* ceballot
* ceballut
* cebar
* cebollí

#### Related terms

* ceboller

### Further reading

* “ceba” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “ceba” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

### Anagrams

* beca

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Unknown.

#### Alternative forms

* seba, sebe, sebre, xebra

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈθeβa̝], (western) [ˈseβa̝]

#### Noun

ceba m (plural cebas)
* seagrass (especially Zostera marina and Ruppia maritima)

##### Derived terms

* cebado

### Etymology 2

Deverbal from cebar (“to fatten”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈθeβa̝], (western) [ˈseβa̝]

#### Noun

ceba m (plural cebas)
* fattening (of livestock)

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

ceba
* inflection of cebar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ceba”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xebra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ceba”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ceba”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Occitan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin cēpa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈseβo]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ceba f (plural cebas)
* onion
    Synonym: onhon

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /ˈθeba/ [ˈθe.β̞a]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈseba/ [ˈse.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -eba
* Syllabification: ce‧ba

### Verb

ceba
* inflection of cebar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Swazi
### Verb

-ceba
* to be rich

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǀawe (“plan, scheme”).

### Verb

-cêba
* (transitive) to plan
    Synonym: -cwangcisa

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology 1

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǀawe (“devise, plan, scheme”).

#### Verb

-céba
* (transitive) to tell on, to inform against
* (transitive) to devise, to contrive, to invent

##### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuceba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuceba | ukungacebi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | ceba | -cebe |
| Plural | cebani | -cebeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaceba, ngiceba | engicebayo, engiceba | ngiceba | angicebi | engingacebi | ngingacebi |
| 2nd singular | uyaceba, uceba | ocebayo, oceba | uceba | awucebi | ongacebi | ungacebi |
| 1st plural | siyaceba, siceba | esicebayo, esiceba | siceba | asicebi | esingacebi | singacebi |
| 2nd plural | niyaceba, niceba | enicebayo, eniceba | niceba | anicebi | eningacebi | ningacebi |
| Class 1 | uyaceba, uceba | ocebayo, oceba | eceba | akacebi | ongacebi | engacebi |
| Class 2 | bayaceba, baceba | abacebayo, abaceba | beceba | abacebi | abangacebi | bengacebi |
| Class 3 | uyaceba, uceba | ocebayo, oceba | uceba | awucebi | ongacebi | ungacebi |
| Class 4 | iyaceba, iceba | ecebayo, eceba | iceba | ayicebi | engacebi | ingacebi |
| Class 5 | liyaceba, liceba | elicebayo, eliceba | liceba | alicebi | elingacebi | lingacebi |
| Class 6 | ayaceba, aceba | acebayo, aceba | eceba | awacebi | angacebi | engacebi |
| Class 7 | siyaceba, siceba | esicebayo, esiceba | siceba | asicebi | esingacebi | singacebi |
| Class 8 | ziyaceba, ziceba | ezicebayo, eziceba | ziceba | azicebi | ezingacebi | zingacebi |
| Class 9 | iyaceba, iceba | ecebayo, eceba | iceba | ayicebi | engacebi | ingacebi |
| Class 10 | ziyaceba, ziceba | ezicebayo, eziceba | ziceba | azicebi | ezingacebi | zingacebi |
| Class 11 | luyaceba, luceba | olucebayo, oluceba | luceba | alucebi | olungacebi | lungacebi |
| Class 14 | buyaceba, buceba | obucebayo, obuceba | buceba | abucebi | obungacebi | bungacebi |
| Class 15 | kuyaceba, kuceba | okucebayo, okuceba | kuceba | akucebi | okungacebi | kungacebi |
| Class 17 | kuyaceba, kuceba | okucebayo, okuceba | kuceba | akucebi | okungacebi | kungacebi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngicebile, ngicebē | engicebile, engicebē | ngicebile, ngicebē | angicebanga | engingacebanga | ngingacebanga |
| 2nd singular | ucebile, ucebē | ocebile, ocebē | ucebile, ucebē | awucebanga | ongacebanga | ungacebanga |
| 1st plural | sicebile, sicebē | esicebile, esicebē | sicebile, sicebē | asicebanga | esingacebanga | singacebanga |
| 2nd plural | nicebile, nicebē | enicebile, enicebē | nicebile, nicebē | anicebanga | eningacebanga | ningacebanga |
| Class 1 | ucebile, ucebē | ocebile, ocebē | ecebile, ecebē | akacebanga | ongacebanga | engacebanga |
| Class 2 | bacebile, bacebē | abacebile, abacebē | becebile, becebē | abacebanga | abangacebanga | bengacebanga |
| Class 3 | ucebile, ucebē | ocebile, ocebē | ucebile, ucebē | awucebanga | ongacebanga | ungacebanga |
| Class 4 | icebile, icebē | ecebile, ecebē | icebile, icebē | ayicebanga | engacebanga | ingacebanga |
| Class 5 | licebile, licebē | elicebile, elicebē | licebile, licebē | alicebanga | elingacebanga | lingacebanga |
| Class 6 | acebile, acebē | acebile, acebē | ecebile, ecebē | awacebanga | angacebanga | engacebanga |
| Class 7 | sicebile, sicebē | esicebile, esicebē | sicebile, sicebē | asicebanga | esingacebanga | singacebanga |
| Class 8 | zicebile, zicebē | ezicebile, ezicebē | zicebile, zicebē | azicebanga | ezingacebanga | zingacebanga |
| Class 9 | icebile, icebē | ecebile, ecebē | icebile, icebē | ayicebanga | engacebanga | ingacebanga |
| Class 10 | zicebile, zicebē | ezicebile, ezicebē | zicebile, zicebē | azicebanga | ezingacebanga | zingacebanga |
| Class 11 | lucebile, lucebē | olucebile, olucebē | lucebile, lucebē | alucebanga | olungacebanga | lungacebanga |
| Class 14 | bucebile, bucebē | obucebile, obucebē | bucebile, bucebē | abucebanga | obungacebanga | bungacebanga |
| Class 15 | kucebile, kucebē | okucebile, okucebē | kucebile, kucebē | akucebanga | okungacebanga | kungacebanga |
| Class 17 | kucebile, kucebē | okucebile, okucebē | kucebile, kucebē | akucebanga | okungacebanga | kungacebanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāceba | engāceba | ngāceba | angicebanga | engingacebanga | ngingacebanga |
| 2nd singular | wāceba | owāceba | wāceba | awucebanga | ongacebanga | ungacebanga |
| 1st plural | sāceba | esāceba | sāceba | asicebanga | esingacebanga | singacebanga |
| 2nd plural | nāceba | enāceba | nāceba | anicebanga | eningacebanga | ningacebanga |
| Class 1 | wāceba | owāceba | āceba | akacebanga | ongacebanga | engacebanga |
| Class 2 | bāceba | abāceba | bāceba | abacebanga | abangacebanga | bengacebanga |
| Class 3 | wāceba | owāceba | wāceba | awucebanga | ongacebanga | ungacebanga |
| Class 4 | yāceba | eyāceba | yāceba | ayicebanga | engacebanga | ingacebanga |
| Class 5 | lāceba | elāceba | lāceba | alicebanga | elingacebanga | lingacebanga |
| Class 6 | āceba | āceba | āceba | awacebanga | angacebanga | engacebanga |
| Class 7 | sāceba | esāceba | sāceba | asicebanga | esingacebanga | singacebanga |
| Class 8 | zāceba | ezāceba | zāceba | azicebanga | ezingacebanga | zingacebanga |
| Class 9 | yāceba | eyāceba | yāceba | ayicebanga | engacebanga | ingacebanga |
| Class 10 | zāceba | ezāceba | zāceba | azicebanga | ezingacebanga | zingacebanga |
| Class 11 | lwāceba | olwāceba | lwāceba | alucebanga | olungacebanga | lungacebanga |
| Class 14 | bāceba | obāceba | bāceba | abucebanga | obungacebanga | bungacebanga |
| Class 15 | kwāceba | okwāceba | kwāceba | akucebanga | okungacebanga | kungacebanga |
| Class 17 | kwāceba | okwāceba | kwāceba | akucebanga | okungacebanga | kungacebanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaceba | — | ngingaceba | ngingecebe | — | ngingecebe |
| 2nd singular | ungaceba | — | ungaceba | ungecebe | — | ungecebe |
| 1st plural | singaceba | — | singaceba | singecebe | — | singecebe |
| 2nd plural | ningaceba | — | ningaceba | ningecebe | — | ningecebe |
| Class 1 | angaceba | — | engaceba | angecebe | — | engecebe |
| Class 2 | bangaceba | — | bengaceba | bangecebe | — | bengecebe |
| Class 3 | ungaceba | — | ungaceba | ungecebe | — | ungecebe |
| Class 4 | ingaceba | — | ingaceba | ingecebe | — | ingecebe |
| Class 5 | lingaceba | — | lingaceba | lingecebe | — | lingecebe |
| Class 6 | angaceba | — | engaceba | angecebe | — | engecebe |
| Class 7 | singaceba | — | singaceba | singecebe | — | singecebe |
| Class 8 | zingaceba | — | zingaceba | zingecebe | — | zingecebe |
| Class 9 | ingaceba | — | ingaceba | ingecebe | — | ingecebe |
| Class 10 | zingaceba | — | zingaceba | zingecebe | — | zingecebe |
| Class 11 | lungaceba | — | lungaceba | lungecebe | — | lungecebe |
| Class 14 | bungaceba | — | bungaceba | bungecebe | — | bungecebe |
| Class 15 | kungaceba | — | kungaceba | kungecebe | — | kungecebe |
| Class 17 | kungaceba | — | kungaceba | kungecebe | — | kungecebe |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizoceba | engizoceba | ngizoceba | angizuceba | engingezuceba | ngingezuceba |
| 2nd singular | uzoceba | ozoceba | uzoceba | awuzuceba | ongezuceba | ungezuceba |
| 1st plural | sizoceba | esizoceba | sizoceba | asizuceba | esingezuceba | singezuceba |
| 2nd plural | nizoceba | enizoceba | nizoceba | anizuceba | eningezuceba | ningezuceba |
| Class 1 | uzoceba | ozoceba | ezoceba | akazuceba | ongezuceba | engezuceba |
| Class 2 | bazoceba | abazoceba | bezoceba | abazuceba | abangezuceba | bengezuceba |
| Class 3 | uzoceba | ozoceba | uzoceba | awuzuceba | ongezuceba | ungezuceba |
| Class 4 | izoceba | ezoceba | izoceba | ayizuceba | engezuceba | ingezuceba |
| Class 5 | lizoceba | elizoceba | lizoceba | alizuceba | elingezuceba | lingezuceba |
| Class 6 | azoceba | azoceba | ezoceba | awazuceba | angezuceba | engezuceba |
| Class 7 | sizoceba | esizoceba | sizoceba | asizuceba | esingezuceba | singezuceba |
| Class 8 | zizoceba | ezizoceba | zizoceba | azizuceba | ezingezuceba | zingezuceba |
| Class 9 | izoceba | ezoceba | izoceba | ayizuceba | engezuceba | ingezuceba |
| Class 10 | zizoceba | ezizoceba | zizoceba | azizuceba | ezingezuceba | zingezuceba |
| Class 11 | luzoceba | oluzoceba | luzoceba | aluzuceba | olungezuceba | lungezuceba |
| Class 14 | buzoceba | obuzoceba | buzoceba | abuzuceba | obungezuceba | bungezuceba |
| Class 15 | kuzoceba | okuzoceba | kuzoceba | akuzuceba | okungezuceba | kungezuceba |
| Class 17 | kuzoceba | okuzoceba | kuzoceba | akuzuceba | okungezuceba | kungezuceba |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyoceba | engiyoceba | ngiyoceba | angiyuceba | engingeyuceba | ngingeyuceba |
| 2nd singular | uyoceba | oyoceba | uyoceba | awuyuceba | ongeyuceba | ungeyuceba |
| 1st plural | siyoceba | esiyoceba | siyoceba | asiyuceba | esingeyuceba | singeyuceba |
| 2nd plural | niyoceba | eniyoceba | niyoceba | aniyuceba | eningeyuceba | ningeyuceba |
| Class 1 | uyoceba | oyoceba | eyoceba | akayuceba | ongeyuceba | engeyuceba |
| Class 2 | bayoceba | abayoceba | beyoceba | abayuceba | abangeyuceba | bengeyuceba |
| Class 3 | uyoceba | oyoceba | uyoceba | awuyuceba | ongeyuceba | ungeyuceba |
| Class 4 | iyoceba | eyoceba | iyoceba | ayiyuceba | engeyuceba | ingeyuceba |
| Class 5 | liyoceba | eliyoceba | liyoceba | aliyuceba | elingeyuceba | lingeyuceba |
| Class 6 | ayoceba | ayoceba | eyoceba | awayuceba | angeyuceba | engeyuceba |
| Class 7 | siyoceba | esiyoceba | siyoceba | asiyuceba | esingeyuceba | singeyuceba |
| Class 8 | ziyoceba | eziyoceba | ziyoceba | aziyuceba | ezingeyuceba | zingeyuceba |
| Class 9 | iyoceba | eyoceba | iyoceba | ayiyuceba | engeyuceba | ingeyuceba |
| Class 10 | ziyoceba | eziyoceba | ziyoceba | aziyuceba | ezingeyuceba | zingeyuceba |
| Class 11 | luyoceba | oluyoceba | luyoceba | aluyuceba | olungeyuceba | lungeyuceba |
| Class 14 | buyoceba | obuyoceba | buyoceba | abuyuceba | obungeyuceba | bungeyuceba |
| Class 15 | kuyoceba | okuyoceba | kuyoceba | akuyuceba | okungeyuceba | kungeyuceba |
| Class 17 | kuyoceba | okuyoceba | kuyoceba | akuyuceba | okungeyuceba | kungeyuceba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngicebe | ngingacebi |
| 2nd singular | ucebe | ungacebi |
| 1st plural | sicebe | singacebi |
| 2nd plural | nicebe | ningacebi |
| Class 1 | acebe | angacebi |
| Class 2 | bacebe | bangacebi |
| Class 3 | ucebe | ungacebi |
| Class 4 | icebe | ingacebi |
| Class 5 | licebe | lingacebi |
| Class 6 | acebe | angacebi |
| Class 7 | sicebe | singacebi |
| Class 8 | zicebe | zingacebi |
| Class 9 | icebe | ingacebi |
| Class 10 | zicebe | zingacebi |
| Class 11 | lucebe | lungacebi |
| Class 14 | bucebe | bungacebi |
| Class 15 | kucebe | kungacebi |
| Class 17 | kucebe | kungacebi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaceba | ngangaceba, angaceba, angangaceba |
| 2nd singular | waceba | wangaceba, awaceba, awangaceba |
| 1st plural | saceba | sangaceba, asaceba, asangaceba |
| 2nd plural | naceba | nangaceba, anaceba, anangaceba |
| Class 1 | waceba | wangaceba, akaceba, akangaceba |
| Class 2 | baceba | bangaceba, abaceba, abangaceba |
| Class 3 | waceba | wangaceba, awaceba, awangaceba |
| Class 4 | yaceba | yangaceba, ayaceba, ayangaceba |
| Class 5 | laceba | langaceba, alaceba, alangaceba |
| Class 6 | aceba | angaceba, awaceba, awangaceba |
| Class 7 | saceba | sangaceba, asaceba, asangaceba |
| Class 8 | zaceba | zangaceba, azaceba, azangaceba |
| Class 9 | yaceba | yangaceba, ayaceba, ayangaceba |
| Class 10 | zaceba | zangaceba, azaceba, azangaceba |
| Class 11 | lwaceba | lwangaceba, alwaceba, alwangaceba |
| Class 14 | baceba | bangaceba, abaceba, abangaceba |
| Class 15 | kwaceba | kwangaceba, akwaceba, akwangaceba |
| Class 17 | kwaceba | kwangaceba, akwaceba, akwangaceba |

##### Derived terms

* icebo
* umcebi

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Verb

-ceba
* (intransitive) to be rich, wealthy
* (intransitive) to be fat, sleek (of animals)

##### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuceba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuceba | ukungacebi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | ceba | -cebe |
| Plural | cebani | -cebeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaceba, ngiceba | engicebayo, engiceba | ngiceba | angicebi | engingacebi | ngingacebi |
| 2nd singular | uyaceba, uceba | ocebayo, oceba | uceba | awucebi | ongacebi | ungacebi |
| 1st plural | siyaceba, siceba | esicebayo, esiceba | siceba | asicebi | esingacebi | singacebi |
| 2nd plural | niyaceba, niceba | enicebayo, eniceba | niceba | anicebi | eningacebi | ningacebi |
| Class 1 | uyaceba, uceba | ocebayo, oceba | eceba | akacebi | ongacebi | engacebi |
| Class 2 | bayaceba, baceba | abacebayo, abaceba | beceba | abacebi | abangacebi | bengacebi |
| Class 3 | uyaceba, uceba | ocebayo, oceba | uceba | awucebi | ongacebi | ungacebi |
| Class 4 | iyaceba, iceba | ecebayo, eceba | iceba | ayicebi | engacebi | ingacebi |
| Class 5 | liyaceba, liceba | elicebayo, eliceba | liceba | alicebi | elingacebi | lingacebi |
| Class 6 | ayaceba, aceba | acebayo, aceba | eceba | awacebi | angacebi | engacebi |
| Class 7 | siyaceba, siceba | esicebayo, esiceba | siceba | asicebi | esingacebi | singacebi |
| Class 8 | ziyaceba, ziceba | ezicebayo, eziceba | ziceba | azicebi | ezingacebi | zingacebi |
| Class 9 | iyaceba, iceba | ecebayo, eceba | iceba | ayicebi | engacebi | ingacebi |
| Class 10 | ziyaceba, ziceba | ezicebayo, eziceba | ziceba | azicebi | ezingacebi | zingacebi |
| Class 11 | luyaceba, luceba | olucebayo, oluceba | luceba | alucebi | olungacebi | lungacebi |
| Class 14 | buyaceba, buceba | obucebayo, obuceba | buceba | abucebi | obungacebi | bungacebi |
| Class 15 | kuyaceba, kuceba | okucebayo, okuceba | kuceba | akucebi | okungacebi | kungacebi |
| Class 17 | kuyaceba, kuceba | okucebayo, okuceba | kuceba | akucebi | okungacebi | kungacebi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngicebile, ngicebē | engicebile, engicebē | ngicebile, ngicebē | angicebanga | engingacebanga | ngingacebanga |
| 2nd singular | ucebile, ucebē | ocebile, ocebē | ucebile, ucebē | awucebanga | ongacebanga | ungacebanga |
| 1st plural | sicebile, sicebē | esicebile, esicebē | sicebile, sicebē | asicebanga | esingacebanga | singacebanga |
| 2nd plural | nicebile, nicebē | enicebile, enicebē | nicebile, nicebē | anicebanga | eningacebanga | ningacebanga |
| Class 1 | ucebile, ucebē | ocebile, ocebē | ecebile, ecebē | akacebanga | ongacebanga | engacebanga |
| Class 2 | bacebile, bacebē | abacebile, abacebē | becebile, becebē | abacebanga | abangacebanga | bengacebanga |
| Class 3 | ucebile, ucebē | ocebile, ocebē | ucebile, ucebē | awucebanga | ongacebanga | ungacebanga |
| Class 4 | icebile, icebē | ecebile, ecebē | icebile, icebē | ayicebanga | engacebanga | ingacebanga |
| Class 5 | licebile, licebē | elicebile, elicebē | licebile, licebē | alicebanga | elingacebanga | lingacebanga |
| Class 6 | acebile, acebē | acebile, acebē | ecebile, ecebē | awacebanga | angacebanga | engacebanga |
| Class 7 | sicebile, sicebē | esicebile, esicebē | sicebile, sicebē | asicebanga | esingacebanga | singacebanga |
| Class 8 | zicebile, zicebē | ezicebile, ezicebē | zicebile, zicebē | azicebanga | ezingacebanga | zingacebanga |
| Class 9 | icebile, icebē | ecebile, ecebē | icebile, icebē | ayicebanga | engacebanga | ingacebanga |
| Class 10 | zicebile, zicebē | ezicebile, ezicebē | zicebile, zicebē | azicebanga | ezingacebanga | zingacebanga |
| Class 11 | lucebile, lucebē | olucebile, olucebē | lucebile, lucebē | alucebanga | olungacebanga | lungacebanga |
| Class 14 | bucebile, bucebē | obucebile, obucebē | bucebile, bucebē | abucebanga | obungacebanga | bungacebanga |
| Class 15 | kucebile, kucebē | okucebile, okucebē | kucebile, kucebē | akucebanga | okungacebanga | kungacebanga |
| Class 17 | kucebile, kucebē | okucebile, okucebē | kucebile, kucebē | akucebanga | okungacebanga | kungacebanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāceba | engāceba | ngāceba | angicebanga | engingacebanga | ngingacebanga |
| 2nd singular | wāceba | owāceba | wāceba | awucebanga | ongacebanga | ungacebanga |
| 1st plural | sāceba | esāceba | sāceba | asicebanga | esingacebanga | singacebanga |
| 2nd plural | nāceba | enāceba | nāceba | anicebanga | eningacebanga | ningacebanga |
| Class 1 | wāceba | owāceba | āceba | akacebanga | ongacebanga | engacebanga |
| Class 2 | bāceba | abāceba | bāceba | abacebanga | abangacebanga | bengacebanga |
| Class 3 | wāceba | owāceba | wāceba | awucebanga | ongacebanga | ungacebanga |
| Class 4 | yāceba | eyāceba | yāceba | ayicebanga | engacebanga | ingacebanga |
| Class 5 | lāceba | elāceba | lāceba | alicebanga | elingacebanga | lingacebanga |
| Class 6 | āceba | āceba | āceba | awacebanga | angacebanga | engacebanga |
| Class 7 | sāceba | esāceba | sāceba | asicebanga | esingacebanga | singacebanga |
| Class 8 | zāceba | ezāceba | zāceba | azicebanga | ezingacebanga | zingacebanga |
| Class 9 | yāceba | eyāceba | yāceba | ayicebanga | engacebanga | ingacebanga |
| Class 10 | zāceba | ezāceba | zāceba | azicebanga | ezingacebanga | zingacebanga |
| Class 11 | lwāceba | olwāceba | lwāceba | alucebanga | olungacebanga | lungacebanga |
| Class 14 | bāceba | obāceba | bāceba | abucebanga | obungacebanga | bungacebanga |
| Class 15 | kwāceba | okwāceba | kwāceba | akucebanga | okungacebanga | kungacebanga |
| Class 17 | kwāceba | okwāceba | kwāceba | akucebanga | okungacebanga | kungacebanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaceba | — | ngingaceba | ngingecebe | — | ngingecebe |
| 2nd singular | ungaceba | — | ungaceba | ungecebe | — | ungecebe |
| 1st plural | singaceba | — | singaceba | singecebe | — | singecebe |
| 2nd plural | ningaceba | — | ningaceba | ningecebe | — | ningecebe |
| Class 1 | angaceba | — | engaceba | angecebe | — | engecebe |
| Class 2 | bangaceba | — | bengaceba | bangecebe | — | bengecebe |
| Class 3 | ungaceba | — | ungaceba | ungecebe | — | ungecebe |
| Class 4 | ingaceba | — | ingaceba | ingecebe | — | ingecebe |
| Class 5 | lingaceba | — | lingaceba | lingecebe | — | lingecebe |
| Class 6 | angaceba | — | engaceba | angecebe | — | engecebe |
| Class 7 | singaceba | — | singaceba | singecebe | — | singecebe |
| Class 8 | zingaceba | — | zingaceba | zingecebe | — | zingecebe |
| Class 9 | ingaceba | — | ingaceba | ingecebe | — | ingecebe |
| Class 10 | zingaceba | — | zingaceba | zingecebe | — | zingecebe |
| Class 11 | lungaceba | — | lungaceba | lungecebe | — | lungecebe |
| Class 14 | bungaceba | — | bungaceba | bungecebe | — | bungecebe |
| Class 15 | kungaceba | — | kungaceba | kungecebe | — | kungecebe |
| Class 17 | kungaceba | — | kungaceba | kungecebe | — | kungecebe |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizoceba | engizoceba | ngizoceba | angizuceba | engingezuceba | ngingezuceba |
| 2nd singular | uzoceba | ozoceba | uzoceba | awuzuceba | ongezuceba | ungezuceba |
| 1st plural | sizoceba | esizoceba | sizoceba | asizuceba | esingezuceba | singezuceba |
| 2nd plural | nizoceba | enizoceba | nizoceba | anizuceba | eningezuceba | ningezuceba |
| Class 1 | uzoceba | ozoceba | ezoceba | akazuceba | ongezuceba | engezuceba |
| Class 2 | bazoceba | abazoceba | bezoceba | abazuceba | abangezuceba | bengezuceba |
| Class 3 | uzoceba | ozoceba | uzoceba | awuzuceba | ongezuceba | ungezuceba |
| Class 4 | izoceba | ezoceba | izoceba | ayizuceba | engezuceba | ingezuceba |
| Class 5 | lizoceba | elizoceba | lizoceba | alizuceba | elingezuceba | lingezuceba |
| Class 6 | azoceba | azoceba | ezoceba | awazuceba | angezuceba | engezuceba |
| Class 7 | sizoceba | esizoceba | sizoceba | asizuceba | esingezuceba | singezuceba |
| Class 8 | zizoceba | ezizoceba | zizoceba | azizuceba | ezingezuceba | zingezuceba |
| Class 9 | izoceba | ezoceba | izoceba | ayizuceba | engezuceba | ingezuceba |
| Class 10 | zizoceba | ezizoceba | zizoceba | azizuceba | ezingezuceba | zingezuceba |
| Class 11 | luzoceba | oluzoceba | luzoceba | aluzuceba | olungezuceba | lungezuceba |
| Class 14 | buzoceba | obuzoceba | buzoceba | abuzuceba | obungezuceba | bungezuceba |
| Class 15 | kuzoceba | okuzoceba | kuzoceba | akuzuceba | okungezuceba | kungezuceba |
| Class 17 | kuzoceba | okuzoceba | kuzoceba | akuzuceba | okungezuceba | kungezuceba |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyoceba | engiyoceba | ngiyoceba | angiyuceba | engingeyuceba | ngingeyuceba |
| 2nd singular | uyoceba | oyoceba | uyoceba | awuyuceba | ongeyuceba | ungeyuceba |
| 1st plural | siyoceba | esiyoceba | siyoceba | asiyuceba | esingeyuceba | singeyuceba |
| 2nd plural | niyoceba | eniyoceba | niyoceba | aniyuceba | eningeyuceba | ningeyuceba |
| Class 1 | uyoceba | oyoceba | eyoceba | akayuceba | ongeyuceba | engeyuceba |
| Class 2 | bayoceba | abayoceba | beyoceba | abayuceba | abangeyuceba | bengeyuceba |
| Class 3 | uyoceba | oyoceba | uyoceba | awuyuceba | ongeyuceba | ungeyuceba |
| Class 4 | iyoceba | eyoceba | iyoceba | ayiyuceba | engeyuceba | ingeyuceba |
| Class 5 | liyoceba | eliyoceba | liyoceba | aliyuceba | elingeyuceba | lingeyuceba |
| Class 6 | ayoceba | ayoceba | eyoceba | awayuceba | angeyuceba | engeyuceba |
| Class 7 | siyoceba | esiyoceba | siyoceba | asiyuceba | esingeyuceba | singeyuceba |
| Class 8 | ziyoceba | eziyoceba | ziyoceba | aziyuceba | ezingeyuceba | zingeyuceba |
| Class 9 | iyoceba | eyoceba | iyoceba | ayiyuceba | engeyuceba | ingeyuceba |
| Class 10 | ziyoceba | eziyoceba | ziyoceba | aziyuceba | ezingeyuceba | zingeyuceba |
| Class 11 | luyoceba | oluyoceba | luyoceba | aluyuceba | olungeyuceba | lungeyuceba |
| Class 14 | buyoceba | obuyoceba | buyoceba | abuyuceba | obungeyuceba | bungeyuceba |
| Class 15 | kuyoceba | okuyoceba | kuyoceba | akuyuceba | okungeyuceba | kungeyuceba |
| Class 17 | kuyoceba | okuyoceba | kuyoceba | akuyuceba | okungeyuceba | kungeyuceba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngicebe | ngingacebi |
| 2nd singular | ucebe | ungacebi |
| 1st plural | sicebe | singacebi |
| 2nd plural | nicebe | ningacebi |
| Class 1 | acebe | angacebi |
| Class 2 | bacebe | bangacebi |
| Class 3 | ucebe | ungacebi |
| Class 4 | icebe | ingacebi |
| Class 5 | licebe | lingacebi |
| Class 6 | acebe | angacebi |
| Class 7 | sicebe | singacebi |
| Class 8 | zicebe | zingacebi |
| Class 9 | icebe | ingacebi |
| Class 10 | zicebe | zingacebi |
| Class 11 | lucebe | lungacebi |
| Class 14 | bucebe | bungacebi |
| Class 15 | kucebe | kungacebi |
| Class 17 | kucebe | kungacebi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaceba | ngangaceba, angaceba, angangaceba |
| 2nd singular | waceba | wangaceba, awaceba, awangaceba |
| 1st plural | saceba | sangaceba, asaceba, asangaceba |
| 2nd plural | naceba | nangaceba, anaceba, anangaceba |
| Class 1 | waceba | wangaceba, akaceba, akangaceba |
| Class 2 | baceba | bangaceba, abaceba, abangaceba |
| Class 3 | waceba | wangaceba, awaceba, awangaceba |
| Class 4 | yaceba | yangaceba, ayaceba, ayangaceba |
| Class 5 | laceba | langaceba, alaceba, alangaceba |
| Class 6 | aceba | angaceba, awaceba, awangaceba |
| Class 7 | saceba | sangaceba, asaceba, asangaceba |
| Class 8 | zaceba | zangaceba, azaceba, azangaceba |
| Class 9 | yaceba | yangaceba, ayaceba, ayangaceba |
| Class 10 | zaceba | zangaceba, azaceba, azangaceba |
| Class 11 | lwaceba | lwangaceba, alwaceba, alwangaceba |
| Class 14 | baceba | bangaceba, abaceba, abangaceba |
| Class 15 | kwaceba | kwangaceba, akwaceba, akwangaceba |
| Class 17 | kwaceba | kwangaceba, akwaceba, akwangaceba |

##### Derived terms

* isicebi
* ubucebi

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ceɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ceɓa (3.9)”
* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ceɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ceɓa (6.3)”
* Louw, J.A. (2013) “The Impact of Khoesan on Southern Bantu”, in Vossen, Rainer, editor, The Khoesan Languages, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 435-444